Suzi's Blog

A honey-mustard glaze is a grand adornment for chicken, ham, ribs, salmon and perhaps your burger, if not steak. How do you make a good glaze? Let’s google “honey mustard glaze” and see what happens. Oh, 1,010,000 results. This could take some time. Actually, I’ve spent a little time, comparing recipes and discovering tons of…

I’ve mentioned the new book Smoke & Spice by Valerie Aikman-Smith in a previous post. I enjoy the book’s presentation with its focus on sauces and seasonings rather than the meat. Everyone secretly eats BBQ for the sauce. Yes, yes you do. Don’t deny the truth here. I’m not asking for a confession or entrance…

Ah, yes, the brownie is good. It’s really good. And I swear I will blog it tomorrow. But today, raise your eyes. Look at that chocolate glaze. That perfect chocolate glaze that made these brownies “the best ever.” Suzen said that. I was humbled. The brownie is from Maida Heatter, with some modifications. This glaze…

There is absolutely nothing wrong with a pure white cake coated with a thick vanilla frosting. But there certainly are ways to boost the flavor and surprise your dessert companions. First, you can add some zest, literally, to the cake batter. The zest of one large orange or two lemons will offer a tease of…